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News Release from: Freudenberg Simrit LP | Subject: Pressure accumulators
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 14 October 2003
Pressure accumulators facilitate braking
Pressure accumulators are used in wind power plants for hydraulic adjustment and clamping tasks.
Pressure accumulators are used in wind power plants for hydraulic adjustment and clamping tasks They guarantee a constant and consistent supply of hydraulic fluid, eg for blade pitch variation
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 18 Feb 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The hydraulic brake units for the main rotor and the gondola are also fitted with modern pressure accumulators.
Pressure accumulators are used in such applications to: maintain pressure, store energy for pressure peaks and ensure emergency supplies.
Pressure accumulators are energy storage devices or - as the term accumulator implies - energy accumulators.
Various versions and designs ensure optimum solutions for the most varied tasks.
The pressure accumulator's ability to take in fluid, store it under pressure and release it as required makes it the ideal choice for all hydraulic adjustment and clamping tasks in wind power plants in particular.
Pressure accumulators can be used to make hydraulic pumps and engines more economical and efficient.
In periods of low consumption, or even when the system is at a standstill, pressure accumulators can store the volume of fluid or energy required to meet peak loads.
The pump in such a system only has to be adapted to suit the system's average consumption to make it much more economical.
Pressure accumulators meet peak demands, such as the one that arises when the main rotor's brakes are applied.
Pressure accumulators are also essential safety elements insofar as they provide emergency supplies when the primary source of power fails: they are also ideally suited to maintaining levels of pressure, compensating oil leaks, compensating thermal volume, volume compensation in closed circuits or weight counterbalance.
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